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Exploring The power of one

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Who Am I?
The /RT has produced plays that have shined the spotlight
on many of these notable Americans:
1. I gave the "Atlanta Compromise" Speech. I was a
leader of the Black Reform Movement during the A. Philip Randolph
Post-Civil War era. I ate dinner with Theodore
Roosevelt at the White House. Who am I? Abraham Lincoln
August Wilson
INDIANA
REPERTORY
THEATRE
2. I won the Nobel Peace Prize. I was a public figure to
whom people looked for a peaceful way to combat
segregation. I gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who am I?
Booker T. Washington
Carter G. Woodson
E. D. Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ida B. Wells
Jackie Robinson
John Brown
John F. Kennedy
Julia Carson
Langston Hughes
Levi Coffin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr.
EXPLORING ...
3. I worked my way up from a job in the train station
baggage room to being a Pullman car porter, a job I
held until 1964. I was the leader of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People
in Alabama. I organized the Montgomery Bus
Boycott in 1956 with the help of Martin Luther King
Jr. and others. Who am I?
4. I participated in the Pottawatomie Massacre in the
Kansas Territory. I led the rRaid at Harpers Ferry,
Maryland, in hopes that escaped slaves would join
my rebellion. I helped to heighten sectional animosi­ties
that led to the American Civil War. Who am I?
5. I was the 16th President of the United States of
America. I signed the Emancipation Proclamation. I
was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Who am I?
6. I became very sick and could not walk properly until
I was 11 years old. I was the first black woman to
win a gold medal in a sprint event at the Olympics;
in fact I won three in 1960. My autobiography was
made into a movie starring Shirley Jo Finney. Who
am I?
"I freed a thousand slaves.
I could have freed a thousand more
if only they knew they were slaves."
-Harriet Tubman
7. I was a Quaker. I worked with my wife to hide more
than 2,000 slaves on the Underground Railroad. My
house is located in Newport, Indiana. Who am I?
8. I argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka in 1954. I was appointed onto the Supreme
Court in 1967. I was replaced by Clarence Thomas
in 1991. Who am I?
9. I was born Isabella Baumfree, but I changed my
name. I was a former slave. I was one of the few
black women of my era to participate in the
women's rights movement. Who am I?
10. I was the first African-American to play in the Major
Leagues. I was a Brooklyn Dodger. I was the first
African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1962. Who am I?
~~' Company creaied by the IRT 'T 1 Paul Robeson
Sojourner Truth
Thurgood Marshall
Wilma Rudolph
11. I was a poet, playwright, and author during the
Harlem Renaissance. One of my most famous
poems is •~ Dream Deferred." Who am I?
12. I wrote a cycle of ten plays on the African American
experience, one for each decade of the 20th centu­ry.
I won two Pulitzer Prizes. Who am I?
13. I was named to Walter Camp's all-white All­American
Football team. I became an internationally
known star with my acting and singing careers. I
was blackballed by the McCarthy Commission for
speaking out against a war with Soviet Union. Who
am I?
"This is the greatest country under the sun,
but we must not let our love of country,
our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit
in our protest against wrong and injustice."
-Madam C. J. Walker
14. I founded the magazine The Messenger. I founded
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids,
the first railway union open to black membership. I
proposed the first March on Washington in response
to discrimination in war industries employment and
segregation of the armed forces in 1941. Who am I?
15. I was the 32nd President of the United States. I had
polio. I was elected to four terms as President. Who
am I?
16. I was the youngest President of the United States. I
asked Congress to pass a Civil Rights bill to allow
blacks to have more rights. I was assassinated in
Dallas, Texas. Who am I?
17. I worked with Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. I nominated Thurgood Marshall for a seat
on the Supreme Court. I replaced John F. Kennedy
as the President of the United States. Who am I?
18. I am known as the "Father of Negro History." I
founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life
& History. I established Negro History Week, which
later evolved into Black History Month. Who am I?
19. I was a journalist. I co-founded the NAACP. I pur­chased
The Conservator from my husband and
became its editor. Who am I?
20. I held the Office of the 7th Congressional District of
Indiana. I was the second African-American woman
from Indiana elected to Congress. I replaced
Andrew Jacob Jr. as representative. Who am I?
"I knew I could have been lynched, manhandled,
or beaten when the police came.
I chose not to move.
When I made that decision, I knew that
I had the strength of my ancestors with me."
-Rosa Parks

Who Am I?
The /RT has produced plays that have shined the spotlight
on many of these notable Americans:
1. I gave the "Atlanta Compromise" Speech. I was a
leader of the Black Reform Movement during the A. Philip Randolph
Post-Civil War era. I ate dinner with Theodore
Roosevelt at the White House. Who am I? Abraham Lincoln
August Wilson
INDIANA
REPERTORY
THEATRE
2. I won the Nobel Peace Prize. I was a public figure to
whom people looked for a peaceful way to combat
segregation. I gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who am I?
Booker T. Washington
Carter G. Woodson
E. D. Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ida B. Wells
Jackie Robinson
John Brown
John F. Kennedy
Julia Carson
Langston Hughes
Levi Coffin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr.
EXPLORING ...
3. I worked my way up from a job in the train station
baggage room to being a Pullman car porter, a job I
held until 1964. I was the leader of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People
in Alabama. I organized the Montgomery Bus
Boycott in 1956 with the help of Martin Luther King
Jr. and others. Who am I?
4. I participated in the Pottawatomie Massacre in the
Kansas Territory. I led the rRaid at Harpers Ferry,
Maryland, in hopes that escaped slaves would join
my rebellion. I helped to heighten sectional animosi­ties
that led to the American Civil War. Who am I?
5. I was the 16th President of the United States of
America. I signed the Emancipation Proclamation. I
was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Who am I?
6. I became very sick and could not walk properly until
I was 11 years old. I was the first black woman to
win a gold medal in a sprint event at the Olympics;
in fact I won three in 1960. My autobiography was
made into a movie starring Shirley Jo Finney. Who
am I?
"I freed a thousand slaves.
I could have freed a thousand more
if only they knew they were slaves."
-Harriet Tubman
7. I was a Quaker. I worked with my wife to hide more
than 2,000 slaves on the Underground Railroad. My
house is located in Newport, Indiana. Who am I?
8. I argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka in 1954. I was appointed onto the Supreme
Court in 1967. I was replaced by Clarence Thomas
in 1991. Who am I?
9. I was born Isabella Baumfree, but I changed my
name. I was a former slave. I was one of the few
black women of my era to participate in the
women's rights movement. Who am I?
10. I was the first African-American to play in the Major
Leagues. I was a Brooklyn Dodger. I was the first
African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1962. Who am I?
~~' Company creaied by the IRT 'T 1 Paul Robeson
Sojourner Truth
Thurgood Marshall
Wilma Rudolph
11. I was a poet, playwright, and author during the
Harlem Renaissance. One of my most famous
poems is •~ Dream Deferred." Who am I?
12. I wrote a cycle of ten plays on the African American
experience, one for each decade of the 20th centu­ry.
I won two Pulitzer Prizes. Who am I?
13. I was named to Walter Camp's all-white All­American
Football team. I became an internationally
known star with my acting and singing careers. I
was blackballed by the McCarthy Commission for
speaking out against a war with Soviet Union. Who
am I?
"This is the greatest country under the sun,
but we must not let our love of country,
our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit
in our protest against wrong and injustice."
-Madam C. J. Walker
14. I founded the magazine The Messenger. I founded
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids,
the first railway union open to black membership. I
proposed the first March on Washington in response
to discrimination in war industries employment and
segregation of the armed forces in 1941. Who am I?
15. I was the 32nd President of the United States. I had
polio. I was elected to four terms as President. Who
am I?
16. I was the youngest President of the United States. I
asked Congress to pass a Civil Rights bill to allow
blacks to have more rights. I was assassinated in
Dallas, Texas. Who am I?
17. I worked with Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. I nominated Thurgood Marshall for a seat
on the Supreme Court. I replaced John F. Kennedy
as the President of the United States. Who am I?
18. I am known as the "Father of Negro History." I
founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life
& History. I established Negro History Week, which
later evolved into Black History Month. Who am I?
19. I was a journalist. I co-founded the NAACP. I pur­chased
The Conservator from my husband and
became its editor. Who am I?
20. I held the Office of the 7th Congressional District of
Indiana. I was the second African-American woman
from Indiana elected to Congress. I replaced
Andrew Jacob Jr. as representative. Who am I?
"I knew I could have been lynched, manhandled,
or beaten when the police came.
I chose not to move.
When I made that decision, I knew that
I had the strength of my ancestors with me."
-Rosa Parks